Fender has released doubled-up versions of its Pugilist Distortion and Marine Layer Reverb—the Duel Pugilist Distortion and Dual Marine Layer Reverb. Coming in as a punchy double distortion stompbox, the
Haunted Labs Unveils the Old Ruin Distortion
North Carolina-headquartered stompbox manufacturer Haunted Labs has dropped its newest distortion unit, the Old Ruin. Delivering a “user-friendly recipe for mayhem,” the Old Ruin features a three-knob control interface consisting
Boss Announces Anniversary MT-2 Metal Zone, SD-1 Super Overdrive
Revered pedal maker Boss is commemorating the 30th and 40th anniversaries of its iconic stompboxes—respectively the MT-2 Metal Zone and the SD-1 Super Overdrive—with a limited run of these units
TC Electronic Unleashes the Magus Pro Distortion Stompbox
TC Electronic has unveiled an all-new high-gain distortion stompbox—the Magus Pro. Prime among its features is an LM308 op-amp—as seen in iconic Pro Co Rat units—which is notable for yielding
KHDK Unleashes the My Big Fatt Rawk
KHDK Electronics has released its latest artist collaboration with Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman and Brian Posehn—a pastel-pink, phallic-themed “dickstortion pedal” called My Big Fatt Rawk. Initially thought by fans
LunaStone Launches the Deep Metal Distortion
LunaStone has unveiled the Deep Metal, a “hugely massive metal distortion” for delivering classic and powerful metal tones as well as yielding slicing-through-and-above-the-mix solos and wall-of-sound-like heavy guitar riffs. Consisting
Wampler Crams Various RAT Voices Into the Ratsbane
Wampler has unveiled a mini stompbox that loads several different RAT voices—the Ratsbane. Spec’d from the 1980s ProCo RAT, the Ratsbane features the signature distortion character, ranging from a harmonically-rich,
Mateus Asato Partners With Jackson Audio for the Asabi
Mateus Asato has joined forces with Jackson Audio for his signature dual-drive stompbox, the Asabi Overdrive Distortion. Among the Asabi’s primary features is the analog “plug-ins.” These are actual circuit
Mod Electronics Unleashes The Rattler Returns Distortion
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its Mod kits, Mod Electronics is launching The Rattler Returns, a highly anticipated new-and-improved variant of its fan-favorite Mod pedal, The Rattler. The
Pro Co Crams a Distortion Classic in the Lil Rat
Pro Co has unveiled a more compact take on its classic Rat distortion stompbox, the Lil Rat, which fits into a pedalboard space only a couple of inches wide. The
Red Panda Unveils the Bitmap 2 Bitcrusher
Red Panda has unveiled the Bitmap 2, a versatile bitcrusher with sample rate reduction from 48 kHz down to 110 Hz and bit reduction from 24-bits down to 1-bit. For
Electro-Harmonix Unveils the Nano-Sized Metal Muff
Electro-Harmonix has unveiled the Nano Metal Muff, a scaled-down variant of its award-winning Metal Muff high-gain distortion pedal. Sporting the same drive circuit as the classic Metal Muff, this nano
Maxon Unleashes the SSD-9 Super Sonic Distortion
Maxon has released the latest incarnation of its SD-9 distortion stompbox—the Custom Shop SSD-9 Super Sonic Distortion. Touted by Maxon as a “full-featured alternative to the tried & true original,”
KMA Machines Launches Special Edition WURHM Distortion
Much to the delight of Boss HM-2 fans, KMA Audio Machines has given its WURHM Distortion an orange and black makeover to celebrate the production of 1,000 units. Sporting a
Allen Eden Launches the Black Waves Distortion
Allen Eden Guitars has introduced the Black Waves Distortion, a versatile stompbox that captures the loud, full-bodied classic Rat tone popularized in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Sporting a classic three-knob
